How do you pronounce L.A. Noire?

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#1 Edited By shulinchung

I am not a native English speaker. How do you guys pronounce L.A. Noire?
Every time I hear someone says L.A. Noire, I think I hear them say: "el anal war"
Is that the correct pronunciation? :D

12 years ago

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#2 Edited By Aronman789

el-aye-nu-waa

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#3 Edited By JJWeatherman

El Ay No-Arr.

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#4 Edited By MordeaniisChaos

@JJWeatherman said:

El Ay No-Arr.

I don't think no is quite right. It's something between a nuh and a new. At least, the way I say it.

@Aronman789 said:

el-aye-nu-waa

Nice accent.

12 years ago

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#5 Edited By JJWeatherman

@MordeaniisChaos said:

@JJWeatherman said:
El Ay No-Arr.
I don't think no is quite right. It's something between a nuh and a new. At least, the way I say it.

IDK, I like that hard "O" sound when I say it. I could see saying something more along the lines of "new" though.

12 years ago

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#6 Edited By dbz1995

Ell-Eh-No-Waa (Pronounce 'Noire' like the first part of the hoover thing 'Noo Noo' from Teletubbles, followed by the sound Bruce Lee makes when hitting someone-just less violent.)

12 years ago

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#7 Edited By endaround

The L.A. part is just the letters," L" and "A". Its a nickname for Los Angeles (Spanish!) and has been for a long time. Noire is French (well it's noir with an extra e) for black. Have a listen:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/noir

12 years ago

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#8 Edited By megalowho

Ell Ay Nwar.

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#9 Edited By megalowho

@CaLe said:

el ay nwar.

Great minds!

12 years ago

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#10 Edited By deactivated-5c5cdba6e0b96

@JJWeatherman said:

@MordeaniisChaos said:
@JJWeatherman said:
El Ay No-Arr.
I don't think no is quite right. It's something between a nuh and a new. At least, the way I say it.
IDK, I like that hard "O" sound when I say it. I could see saying something more along the lines of "new" though.

I pronounce it the same way, sounds good bra.

12 years ago

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#11 Edited By FritzDude

Ell-Ay No-ahr

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#12 Edited By Lemmycaution217

"Nwar" or "Nwa". I am pretty sure both are acceptable.

12 years ago

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#13 Edited By xyzygy

Like how it's said in French. I picked my copy up at Walmart yesterday (360, they didn't get any PS3 copies) and the guy said LA Nor. Annoyed the OCD inside of me.

12 years ago

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#14 Edited By Jimbo

@CaLe said:

el ay nwar.

12 years ago

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#15 Edited By deactivated-57beb9d651361

@MordeaniisChaos said:

@JJWeatherman said:
El Ay No-Arr.
I don't think no is quite right. It's something between a nuh and a new. At least, the way I say it.
@Aronman789 said:
el-aye-nu-waa
Nice accent.

El-Ae-Nwar

That's about the closest I can come to how an English speaker would say it. Noire is french, though.

12 years ago

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#16 Edited By brocool

L.A Noire

12 years ago

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#17 Edited By NorthSarge

my friend pronounces it "LA NOORIE" to be an ass.

and i would agree with

el ay nwar

L.A. Noire, like a film noir taking place in the locale of Los Angeles.

12 years ago

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#18 Edited By JJWeatherman

@GetEveryone said:

@MordeaniisChaos said:
@JJWeatherman said:
El Ay No-Arr.
I don't think no is quite right. It's something between a nuh and a new. At least, the way I say it.
@Aronman789 said:
el-aye-nu-waa
Nice accent.
El-Ae-Nwar
That's about the closest I can come to how an English speaker would say it. Noire is french, though.

Everyone saying "Nwar" is just silly to me. Nwahr or something would seem OK, but Nwar just seems wrong.

Who'dda thunk everyone would say it so differently!

12 years ago

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#19 Edited By TheSeductiveMoose

Äll Äjj Nåjjvar

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#20 Edited By shadyspace

The way it's pronounced in the fucking commercials.

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#21 Edited By deactivated-57beb9d651361

@JJWeatherman: Yeah, it's hard to pin-point 'correct' pronunciation, but if you check it on any online dictionary, they'll usually list it as \nwär\

12 years ago

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#22 Edited By Random88

L - pronounced as The letter L (el)
A - pronounced as The letter A as in (Age, Page, Race)
No - pronounced as The word No (oppossite of Yes)
ire - Wa, pronounced as wah / re - the r sound in most words (right, run)

12 years ago

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#23 Edited By ToxicFruit

ell ay nou arr

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#24 Edited By Funkydupe

ÆL ÆY NOAHR. (also: Garshasp enjoys L.A. Noire).

12 years ago

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#25 Edited By PhatSeeJay

El Ay No Ahr

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#26 Edited By deactivated-5e49e9175da37

What's the explanation for the superfluous e on Noire?

12 years ago

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#27 Edited By HitmanAgent47

L A new-war

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#28 Edited By WalkerTR77

My little brother - who is around 8 - calls it "la noray", which was funny initially but now is really fucking irritating.

12 years ago

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#29 Edited By thegoldencat7

With moxie.

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#30 Edited By HandsomeDead

Ma-ree-oh.

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#31 Edited By Buscemi

Hey guys, I'm pretty sure it's LAH NOJR, pretty sure duders.

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#32 Edited By Garfield518

@Brodehouse said:

What's the explanation for the superfluous e on Noire?

It's a play on words.

"La" is the feminine version of "le" so instead of "le noir" it's "la noire." Since Los Angeles abbreviates to L.A, Bondi changed "Noir" to "Noire."

12 years ago

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#33 Edited By mesklinite

El Ay Nu Are

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#34 Edited By miva2

eleej nwaar

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#35 Edited By infininja

@JJWeatherman said:

@GetEveryone said:
@MordeaniisChaos said:
@JJWeatherman said:
El Ay No-Arr.
I don't think no is quite right. It's something between a nuh and a new. At least, the way I say it.
@Aronman789 said:
el-aye-nu-waa
Nice accent.
El-Ae-Nwar
That's about the closest I can come to how an English speaker would say it. Noire is french, though.
Everyone saying "Nwar" is just silly to me. Nwahr or something would seem OK, but Nwar just seems wrong.

Who'dda thunk everyone would say it so differently!

It's definitely "el ay nwar" or "nwahr," but I'm not sure how to tell you which because it depends how you read those words on the left. Are you trying to say "noire" isn't pronounced like the English word "war"? If so, absolutely.

I wanted to borrow the word "repertoire" to say it's pronounced like the "-toire" only with an n sound instead of a t, but some people don't say the r in that word and I think it should be included in noire.

Regardless, noire is a one syllable word.

12 years ago

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#36 Edited By PerryVandell

El-Ae-New-Are

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#37 Edited By W0lfbl1tzers

@HandsomeDead said:

Ma-ree-oh.

Lu-ee-gee.

12 years ago

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#38 Edited By PeasantAbuse

El Ay Nwar. Kind of a mix between Nwar and Nuhwar I guess.

12 years ago

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#39 Edited By jorbear

El A Noooooo yar.

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#40 Edited By raynate2022

el ay new are

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#41 Edited By RavioliSumo

El Ay Nwar My friend insisted I pronounced Noire correctly, but I just feel like a douche when I do.

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#42 Edited By Chop

I just go with Nor.
I don't care if it's wrong, it sounds right to me.

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#43 Edited By Bestostero

El Aye New-Orr

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#44 Edited By JoeyRavn

@CaLe said:

el ay nwar.

This.

In IPA trancription, /nwar/, for those of you who know Phonetics and Phonology. The <e> is there because it's the feminine of "noir" and it's silent, as all (or most) of feminine markers in French. Since L. A. is a city, thus "la citée" in French, it seems appropriate. The only difference between French and English is that in English, the /r/ is not velarized, i.e. /ʁ/.

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